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Lion Gary Flick 12600 Aberdeen Rd The Roars of the Lions Leawood, KS 66209 From Leawood We Serve JUNE 2008 2007-2008 Leawood Lions Officers President Big Lion Tom Willy Past President: Gary Flick 1st

1 Lion Gary Flick Aberdeen Rd The Roars of the Lions Leawood, KS From Leawood We Serve JUNE Leawood Lions Officers President Big Lion Tom Willy Past President: Gary Flick 1st Vice President: Leroy Kashka 2nd Vice President: Ken Britt 3rd Vice President: Earl Marian Treasurer: Harry Malnicof Secretary: Doris Nelmes Chaplain: Don Stewart Newsletter editor: Gary Flick Lion Tamer: Collie Olmstead Tail Twister: Jim Bays 1 st Year Board Members: Gene Tinberg Mike Klein Jack Nagel 2 nd Year Board Member: Jim Rochel Meeting Place: Oak Room, Leawood City Hall, 117 th & Roe Meeting Dates: 2 nd & 4 th Tuesdays of the Month Meeting Times: 6:00 PM Social Hour, 6:45 PM Dinner Meeting Website:

2 Upcoming Dates June 7 Leawood Lions 3&2 Team Game 8:00 am, Field 5 June 8 Lions Shelter & Fountain Re-Dedication-Ice Cream Social June 10 Board of Directors Meeting at 5:00 pm.; plus Membership Meeting & Meeting of Lions Leawood Civic Center Members, Oak Room City Hall June 14 District Mini-Convention, KS School for the Blind, 1100 State Ave, KC, KS June 20 Leawood Lions 3&2 Team Game 6:00 pm, Field 23 June 21 Leawood Lions 3&2 Team Game 10:30 am, Field 22 June 24 Installation of Officers by PID Lion Ernie Young, Oak Room, City Hall June International Convention, Bangkok, Thailand July 22 Member Meeting and induction of new members, Oak Room, City Hall September 1 Pancakes in the Park with Leawood s Fun Run, City Park October Pancake Days November 7 60 th Anniversary Reception--Ironwoods Park November 8 60 th Anniversary Parade--10 AM Tomahawk Creek Parkway Upcoming Meetings/Programs June 10 Speaker Jari Holland Buck, on becoming a patient advocate for loved ones, for more information see and Also --- A meeting of Lions Leawood Civic Center membership to consider proposed changes to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The proposed changes are below in the newsletter. June 24 Year End Awards and Installation of Officers July 8 -- Colleen E. Wachter, Associate Development Director, the ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter--cwachter@alsa-midwest.org. July 22 New Member induction. 3 & 2 BASEBALL OUTINGS We have selected 3 games for members of the Leawood Lions Club to turn out in force to support our Leawood Lions 3&2 team: (1) Saturday, June 7 at 8:00 am at Field 5; (2) Friday evening, June 20 at 6:00 pm at Field 23; (3) Saturday, June 21 at 10:30 am at Field 22. Field 5 is located in the complex at W. 87th Street (west of I-435 on 87th Street), Lenexa, KS Fields 22 & 23 are in the complex at 8000 Monticello Rd.( 83rd and K-7 Highway ), Shawnee, KS Here is a link to the location of each complex and to driving instructions:

3 JOB OPENING We have 2 openings for the Newsletter committee. Please contact Lion Tom Willy or Lion Gary Flick. REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES We hosted the Zone Officers Training on May 10 th. In attendance were Leawood Lions Harry Malnicof, C.C. Warlop, Leroy Kashka, Mike Klein, Steve Baughman, Doris Nelmes, Ramon Canent and Chuck Schutty. Candy Days on May 2 nd & 3 rd and on 16 th & 17 th raised $2,703.91, which when combined with the $1,000 gift from Wal-Mart received earlier this year, equals $3, After deducting the Candy Purchase costs of $75.00, the Net Proceeds for Candy Days that we will send to the Kansas Lions Sight Foundation is $3, Job well done! Our May 13 th meeting included a presentation by 6 of the new Eagle Scouts from Troop 10. Since that Troop is sponsored by the Leawood Lions Club, the Scouts who achieve Eagle are entitled to an achievement certificate from Lions Clubs International. Below are pictures of the new Eagle Scouts and of one of the award presentation.

The May 27 th T-Bones Game/Service Club Challenge was more of a challenge than expected because of cold, windy weather. Approximately 18 of our members and spouses braved the weather to participate.

District Governor Lion Neal Nichols has already raised the battle cry: "Just wait till next year!

4 The May 27 th T-Bones Game/Service Club Challenge was more of a challenge than expected because of cold, windy weather. Approximately 18 of our members and spouses braved the weather to participate. We joined other District Lions Club in donating substantial food for the Harvesters Food Bank. Unfortunately, the Kiwanians took home the trophy as the Kiwanis clubs donated over 1250 pounds of food. District Governor Lion Neal Nichols has already raised the battle cry: "Just wait till next year!" DISTRICT CELEBRATION AND MINI-CONVENTION There will be a mini-convention at the Kansas School for the Blind, 1100 State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday, June 14 th. Registration is from 8:15 to 9:45, and the program starts at 10:00 am. There will be a tour of the school, including the workshop where the tools we helped fund may be on display.

5 After lunch there will be some business, including elections of directors to the State foundations. Two of our members will be standing for election -- Lion Jim Rochel from our Club needs to be confirmed as a continuing Director of the Kansas Lions Sight Foundation, and Lion Harry Malnicof is to be nominated to be a Director of the Kansas Lions Foundation. After the elections there will be presentation of awards, including the Woody Edgington Award presented by our Club. The convention should end by 3:00 or thereabouts. Registration costs $9.00 and should be made by June 6 th. Tell the Secretary or President if you want to be registered, or you can register directly using the form at the end of this newsletter. Leawood Lions Officers The following Officers will be Installed at the June 24th Membership Meeting: President: Leroy Kashka Past President: TomWilly 1st Vice President: C.C. Warlop 2nd Vice President: Steve Baughman 3rd Vice President: Vacant Secretary: Doris Nelmes Treasurer: Harry Malnicof Tail Twister: Jim Bays Lion Tamer: Alan Callaway Chaplain: Mike Klein Membership Chairman: Jim Rochel 2nd Year Board: Mike Klein, Jack Nagel, Gene Tinberg 1st Year Board: Bruce Deering, Brandon Hunter, Bob Fritsch Committees Below is a list of our Committees and the current Chairmen and Members according to our records for the year beginning July 1, Please let President Tom Willy or Presidentelect Leroy Kashka know of any changes or if you would like to join a committee you are not on presently. Committee Name Chairman Team Members Audit Steve Joice Ed Johnson, & one vacancy Bar/coffee Collie Omstead Ken Britt Benevolent Bob Blandon Ivonna Blandon, Gary Flick, Tom Shearer, Mike Klein, Ken Britt Calling/ Meeting Attd. Bruce Deering Ed Johnson, Ken Habiger Candy Days Brandon Hunter Harry Malnicof Chamber of Commerce Gary Flick Club Visitation Anna Rochel College Scholarships Jim Rochel Diabetes Awareness Ken Britt

6 Eyeglass Collection Bill Murfey Bob Baker, Gene Alt Labor Day Pancakes Don Schultz Linwood Cemetery Dick Graham Member Contact/Sunshine Alsy Graham Membership Jim Rochel Newsletter vacancy Steve Baughman Pancake Days Ken Habiger Everybody Pancake Grill Tom Shearer Photographer Ed Johnson Publicity vacancy Programs/ Speakers Jim Bays Party/ Decorations Anna Rochel Nancy Klein Salvation Army Bell Ringing Don Schultz Sight First II Harry Malnicof Texas Hold Em Jim Bays Website Sandy Troehler (nonmember arrangement) Proposed Amendments to Articles and Bylaws Lions Leawood Civic Center Ltd. A. Amend Article First of the Articles of Incorporation to read as follows: "The name of this corporation is Leawood Lions Foundation." B. Amend the Bylaws of Lions Leawood Civic Center, Ltd. as follows: 1. Sections 2 & 3 of Article III (Directors) are amended to read as follows: "Section 2 Size of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of the Officers and the Directors. The members of the Board shall be no less than seven (7) nor more than fifteen (15), unless the members approve a different number. Directors must be members in good standing of the Leawood Lions Club." "Section 3 Election and Term of Office. The Directors shall serve one-year terms running from July 1 through June 30 each year (the fiscal year), and shall be the same individuals who are Directors of the Leawood Lions Club for that fiscal year, unless the members at the annual meeting elect other Directors. All Directors shall hold office until their respective successors are elected. A Director can be removed from office at any time with or without cause, however, by a majority vote of the entire membership at a duly called meeting." 2. Sections 1 & 2 of Article IV (Officers) are amended to read as follows:

7 "Section 1 -- Officers. The Officers of the corporation shall be a president, one or more vice-presidents, secretary and treasurer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chairman of the board, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers, and such other Officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV. Any number of offices may be held by the same person." "Section 2 --Election. The Officers shall serve a term running from July 1 through June 30 each year (the fiscal year). The President, Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer of the corporation shall be the same individuals as hold those positions in the Leawood Lions Club for that fiscal year, unless the members at the annual meeting elect other Officers." 3. Section 2 of Article II (Members) is amended to read as follows: "Section 2 -- Annual Meetings. The annual meetings of the members shall be held in June in each year at such time, date and place as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. At such meeting, the members shall determine if the directors and officers for the next fiscal year (commencing July 1st) shall be other than those selected to hold such positions with the Leawood Lions Club during said fiscal year."

8 Registration District Celebration with Abbreviated Convention Saturday, June 14, 2008 Location: Kansas State School for the Blind 1100 State Avenue Kansas City, KS Agenda 8:15-9:45 a.m. Registration, coffee and rolls, and fellowship (building open at 8:00) 10:00 a.m. Welcome, Flag Salute, Invocation, Introductions 10:15-11:30 a.m. Group tours of Kansas State School for the Blind (conducted by staff members) 12:00-12:45 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Business session a) Approval of housekeeping changes in District 17-O constitution and By- Laws (necessitated by MD-17 Constitution and By-Laws changes). b) Nominations and Elections of Directors (1) Kansas Lions Sight Foundation (KLSF) three to be elected (2) Kansas Lions Band Foundation (KLBF) two to be elected (3) Kansas Lions Foundation (KLF) two to be elected 2:00 p.m. (or earlier) Presentation of Appreciation Awards Adjournment Registration fee: $9.00 per person. Registration deadline is June 6th. Advance registration and fees guarantee your meal. (Late registrants welcome, however.) Your Name Club Office Held Telephone (with area code) Address (with city & ZIP code) address List others from your club that you are registering: Name: Office: Name: Office: Name: Office: $9 per person: $ Enclosed Bill me Bill my club Please make checks payable to Lions District 17 K7. (Important note: Reservations made but not paid will be billed to your club.) Please send registration to: DG Neal Nichols 6116 W. 85th Terrace Overland Park, KS or to taximath@aol.com

November 2008 CLUB CALENDAR. We Serve. November 4 th November 7 th November 8 th November 11 th

November 2008 CLUB CALENDAR. We Serve. November 4 th November 7 th November 8 th November 11 th Lion Steve Baughman 1102 W. 86 th Terrace The Roars of the Lions fro m L ea w o o d Kansas City, MO 64114 We Serve November 2008 CLUB CALENDAR November 4 th November 7 th November 8 th November 11 th November